Articles tagged under: Mexico
“Working Out Details” Shipping Fresh Potatoes to Mexico
Published January 10, 2022
In 2021, Mexico’s Supreme Court allowed market access for the U.S. fresh potato industry beyond the border areas. For the last seven months, Bryant Christie Incorporated Vice President of Global Access Matt Lantz and other potato industry professionals have been…U.S. and Mexico Take Additional Steps to Open Fresh Potato Market
Published November 24, 2021
The U.S. and Mexico are moving forward with a rulemaking process allowing the U.S. to export fresh potatoes to all of Mexico. This follows a ruling in favor of the U.S. from Mexico’s Supreme Court seven months ago. National Potato…Mexico Promises to Not Limit U.S. GMO Corn Imports
Published October 21, 2021
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack traveled to Iowa for a meeting with Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture and to attend the World Food Prize event. Following a meeting on Wednesday, Mexico’s agriculture minister said the country would not limit the imports of…Mexico Rejects Biotech Corn Imports
Published October 18, 2021
Mexico has denied imports for a new stacked corn trait with Bayer’s HT3 and SmartStax PRO technology. This is the first time the Mexican regulatory agency declined to authorize a biotech corn trait. In a statement, Bayer said this decision…Vilsack Meeting with Mexico Ag Leader Next Week
Published October 14, 2021
Next week, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack will be traveling to Iowa for the World Food Prize award ceremony. During that time, Vilsack will also be hosting bilateral trade meetings with Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture.Biotech Trait Rejected by Mexican Government
Published October 11, 2021
Mexican health regulators have rejected a new biotech corn trait for the first time. It was SmartStax Pro trait produced by Bayer. The company describes this as an “unscientific” decision and may take this issue to the courts. Mexico has…U.S. Potato Industry Concerned About Fresh Potato Access in Mexico
Published June 29, 2021
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack and the Mexican Agriculture Secretary Víctor Villalobos Arámbula will meet in August to discuss Mexico’s ban on the full-imports of fresh U.S. potatoes. Ahead of that meeting, the National Potato Council, Northern Plains Potato Growers Association…Federal Judge Allows Mexico’s Ban on GMO Corn
Published May 25, 2021
An executive order issued by Mexico’s president to stop all imports of biotech corn and ban the use of glyphosate can move forward. A Mexican federal judge rejected a request from the National Farm Council to prevent these policies from…NMPF Wants Trade Representative Tai to Enforce USMCA Provisions
Published May 5, 2021
The National Milk Producers Federation wants trading partners to live up to their end of the bargain in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada-Agreement. According to NMPF CEO Jim Mulhern, that was a big part of a half hour Zoom call with U.S. Trade…